Primordial Era: The Way of the Three Lights and Stars

Chapter 58 Recruiting People

"Are you the mastermind behind controlling Yi and assassinating Wei Guang?" Hou Tu asked this not because she cared about Wei Guang, but because she was puzzled.

The other party has a grand plan. They were hiding themselves so well, why would they be so foolish as to expose themselves because of Wei Guang?

Is it that he's not smart enough, or is Wei Guang really that special?

"I'm not that stupid."

Houtu was astonished to find that he, who had always appeared extremely calm, spoke these words through gritted teeth, as if he wished he could devour the mastermind behind the scenes alive.

It seems that there is more than one person like him, and one of them may not be very bright.

Even if someone is mentally challenged, they shouldn't be that stupid. Wei Guang must have something special about him, otherwise the other party wouldn't risk being exposed to attack him.

When Houtu first met Wei Guang, she calculated his future, but received no feedback.

At the time, Houtu thought that he had some kind of treasure that concealed the secrets of heaven, but now it seems that it is not that simple. Wei Guang may be a variable.

The variables that might affect their plans prompted that person to risk exposure to kill him.

Since there are variables, anything is possible.

Therefore, she had no need to place her hopes on a few secretive guys, who knew how much truth they might have, or whether they would betray her afterward.

But as for the benefits...

"How can you guarantee the truthfulness of your words, and how can I guarantee that you won't betray me afterward?" Houtu planned to first swindle the benefits and then try to get some information out of her.

Every choice carries a degree of risk; whether or not you choose to gamble is up to you.

"Don't try to get information out of me. I won't tell you any information until the tunnel is restored. The day the tunnel is restored will be the day you uncover the truth."

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"Your Majesty, this is your temporary palace."

After being granted the title, Wei Guang, led by Venus, arrived at the Ziwei Imperial Palace in the Thirty-Third Heaven. Looking at the magnificent palace before him, Wei Guang was extremely satisfied.

This is far more magnificent and grand than his Starry Palace.

"Alright, you can go back now." Wei Guang had no interest in talking to Haotian's confidant, nor did he have the time or inclination to engage in any spy plans.

In the primordial world, strength ultimately matters; everything else is an illusion.

"Yes." Venus bowed and withdrew.

Upon entering the Ziwei Imperial Palace, Wei Guang conducted a brief inspection before quietly waiting in the reception room.

Zhao Gongming and the others were also taken to their respective palaces. Once they were familiar with the place, they would come to find him. Wei Guang had some things to arrange.

Not long after, Zhao Gongming, Jin Ling, and four others arrived.

After everyone was seated, Wei Guang said, "Next, what you need to do is fill your ranks with subordinates, but you don't need to do it yourself; just leave it to your subordinates."

As the saying goes, nothing is greater than self-cultivation, no matter how vast the world may be.

Wei Guang took them to heaven for two reasons: first, to prepare for the possible calamities that might come, and second, to accelerate their cultivation by taking advantage of their positions in the Heavenly Court. It wouldn't be worth delaying their cultivation for some trivial matters.

As for the disciples with lower cultivation levels, it doesn't matter.

It wasn't that Wei Guang was biased, but rather that their backgrounds were what they were, and before the emergence of the incense and divine path, it would be difficult for them to make any significant breakthroughs in their cultivation level.

Incense offerings, incense offerings—without faith, where would the incense offerings come from?

The current Heavenly Court is not worthy of faith. Not to mention the Heavenly Court, even the saints are not worshipped, but merely revered. Even the Dao Ancestor is no exception.

The only ones who truly have believers are probably the Holy Mother of Humanity and the leader of the Human Religion.

However, there are probably not many who still believe in them. After all, after several calamities, the human race has long seen through them and knows what it means for the human race to be self-reliant.

The true age of faith probably didn't arrive until after the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

"We understand."

Seeing that they agreed, Wei Guang looked at Jin Ling and said, "All star lords, we must be selective and not accept anyone less than the best. Except for those appointed by Heaven, no one but a Golden Immortal is qualified to serve."

As the Heavenly Court's top combat force, the Fighting Department shouldn't end up being full of rotten apples; Wei Guang can't afford to lose face like that.

"Yes."

Then, Wei Guang looked at the three of them, including Yu Yixian: "Although the Guardian Legion is not as strong as the Fighting Department, the threshold should not be too low. True Immortals should be the soldiers, and Golden Immortals should be the generals."

Yu Yixian immediately declared, "Please rest assured, Senior Brother, we will certainly not bring shame upon our Jie Sect."

Wei Guang nodded: "We also need to pay attention to their character. Although we don't need to be too strict, we shouldn't accept those who are burdened with karma and are utterly wicked."

This is something that Yu Yixian and the others would have noticed even without Wei Guang mentioning it, because they know Wei Guang's personality.

Afterwards, Wei Guang gave some instructions on trivial matters, and Zhao Gongming and the others left. Not long after they left, more than a thousand disciples of the Jie Sect who had accompanied Wei Guang to heaven descended to the mortal realm.

But the Heavenly Court is ultimately Haotian's Heavenly Court, and as the Heavenly Emperor, Haotian naturally wouldn't be idle.

He is discussing with Yaochi about holding a Peach Banquet, intending to recruit people through this method. Of course, the Peach Banquet is not for recruiting any worthless people, but for truly powerful individuals.

They must be at least Taiyi or Daluo, otherwise how could they suppress the arrogance of the Jie Sect disciples?

The task of compiling this list could not be done by them alone, since most of the people they knew were disciples of sages or former guests of the Zixiao Palace.

These people are unlikely to join the Heavenly Court; they're just here to go through the motions.

What they really want to invite and recruit are those rogue immortals. It all depends on Taibai and the others. They may not know how many qualified candidates they have, but they certainly know more rogue immortals than Haotian and the other two.

After some discussion, the list was finally finalized.

After further discussion, Haotian and Yaochi decided to hold the Peach Banquet five hundred years from now. Once the date was set, they began sending people to distribute invitations to the Peach Banquet.

Meanwhile, a group of disciples of the Jie Sect who had descended to the mortal realm had already begun to stir up trouble in the prehistoric world.

He told everyone he met that the Vice Leader of the Jie Sect was recruiting people, regardless of their cultivation level; he just wanted to spread the word.

Of course, while spreading the news, they didn't forget to also pass on the recruitment requirements.

Thanks to their actions, the news quickly spread throughout the entire prehistoric world.

Many rogue cultivators who had no hope of becoming disciples of a sage suddenly became interested after receiving the news. If they couldn't become disciples of a sage, then becoming disciples of the vice leader of the Holy Sect was not out of the question.

As a result, many qualified immortals headed towards the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court, which had been somewhat dull, suddenly became lively. At the four Heavenly Gates in the east, south, west, and north, disciples of the Jie Sect set up tables to examine and register those who came to pledge allegiance.

Seeing how smoothly Wei Guang recruited people, Haotian and Yaochi were extremely envious.

Fortunately, those who have come so far are mostly low-level rogue immortals, with only a handful reaching the Golden Immortal level, so it's not enough to make Haotian and his companion jealous.

(End of this chapter)